The accusation that President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign colluded with the Russians, and that he is trying to cover it up, looks increasingly like a classic Russian disinformation campaign — one designed to bring down the only president since the Cold War who has actually been willing to confront Russia in any meaningful way.
It is an article of faith on the left that Russia wanted Trump to win the election because Vladimir Putin anticipated a more pliant approach, signaled by Trump’s explicit desire to negotiate a better relationship. But the Russians may just as well have preferred Hillary Clinton, who had given Russia everything it wanted while serving as President Barack Obama’s Secretary of State — from the ill-fated “reset,” to a surrender of U.S. missile defenses in Eastern Europe, to the sale of 20% of America’s uranium reserves to a Russian company closely tied to the Russian state.
It is more plausible to suggest that Russia simply wants to disrupt American politics if it can get away with doing so, and would do the same regardless of which candidate won the election. Even if — for argument’s sake — Putin once preferred Trump, that would not preclude him from trying to undermine President Trump now, if possible.
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Very valid points. They don't want a tough US president.
ReplyDeleteWhat is so alarming about all of this Russian intervention is that the Democrats are really trying to make it sound plausible. It is so obvious that it is a smoke screen it is bothersome what they are trying to avoid or cover up. Can't be Hillary's deceit and BS as Jeff Sessions is on her trail, Gowdy as the new chair of the oversight committee will uncover the Comey stuff, wondering if it could be they are unraveling at the seams and are trying to sound intelligent for the public.
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